last burst of fire
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Noun
[edit]last burst of fire (plural last bursts of fire)
- (idiomatic) A final effort, a final attempt before stopping.
- 2005, ISO.org[1]:
- [...] in a last burst of fire, striking out at "soft" targets, like [the] stock market, power utilities, or communications centres.
- 2006 CE: J.D. Tuccille, Full Automatic Tuccille : Full Automatic (Google archive)
- And that's what my column is -- a futile last burst of fire at the rising tide of busybodies and mediocrity.
- 2006, Kloudiia's Kit[2]:
- And it usually is the last burst of fire - if you still ignore this call, then be prepared to bear with the consequences [...]
- 2006 CE. [3]
- It's the final stretch! Give it the last burst of fire. I must really salute each one of you especially all the WTR. It was physically and mentally draining, but all of you have overcome fatigue and have done extremely well.
- 2006 CE. [4]
- Getting ready for my last burst of fire for the project during the next 2 weeks. After that I will take my much needed rest.